1.

b = 3, c = 3 A1A1 N2
 abcd 
using mean   4 M1
 4 
using range (d  a = 6) M1
a = 2, d = 8 A1A1 N2
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180  160
2. (a) z 1 (A1)
20
 (1) = 0.8413 (A1)
P(height > 180) = 1  0.8413
= 0.159 A1 N3

(b) z = 1.1800 (A1)

d  160
Setting up equation 1.18 = (M1)
20
d = 136 A1 N3
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3. (a) P(H < 153) = 0.705  z = 0.538(836...) (A1)

153  
Standardizing (A1)
5
153  
Setting up their equation 0.5388... = M1
5
 150 .30 
= 150 (to 3sf) A1 N3

153  
(b) Z= = 1.138... (accept 1.14 from  = 150.3, or 1.2
5
from  = 150) (A1)
P(Z > 1.138) = 0.128 (accept 0.127 from z = 1.14, or 0.115
from z = 1.2) A1 N2
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4. (a) Independent  P(A  B) = P(A)  P(B) (= 0.3  0.8) (M1)
= 0.24 A1 N2

(b) P(A  B) = P(A) + P(B)  P(A  B) (= 0.3 + 0.8  0.24) M1

= 0.86 A1 N1

(c) No, with valid reason A2 N2

eg P(A  B)  0 or P(A  B)  P(A) + P(B) or correct
numerical equivalent
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3
5. (a) A1 N1
4

(b) P(A  B) = P(A) + P(B)  P(A  B) (M1)

P(A  B) = P(A) + P(B)  P(A  B)
2 3 7
=   A1
5 4 8
11
= (0.275) A1 N2
40

 11 
P( A  B )  40 
(c) P(A  B) =  A1
P( B )  3 
 
 4 
11
= (0.367) A1 N1
30
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6. (a) (i) m = 165 A1 N1
(ii) Lower quartile (1st quarter) = 160 (A1)
Upper quartile (3rd quarter) = 170 (A1)
IQR = 10 A1 N3
(b) Recognize the need to use the 40th percentile, or 48th student (M1)
eg a horizontal line through (0, 48)
a = 163 A1 N2
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7. (a)
Second die
in pair
First die
in pair 1 four
6

four
1
6 5
6 not
four

1 four
5 6
6 not
four

5
6 not
four
A1A1A1 N3
Note: Award A1 for each pair of complementary
probabilities.

1 5 5 1  5 5
(b) P(E) =       (A2)
6 6 6 6  36 36 

10  5 
=   or 0.278  A1 N3
36  18 

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 (c) Evidence of recognizing the binomial distribution (M1)
 5 5 13
eg X ~ B 5 ,  or p  , q 
 18  18 18

 5   5   13 
3 2
P(X = 3) =       (or other evidence of correct setup) (A1)
 3   18   18 
= 0.112 A1 N3

(d) METHOD 1
Evidence of using the complement M1
eg P(X  3) = 1  P(X  2)
Correct value 1  0.865 (A1)
= 0.135 A1 N2
METHOD 2
Evidence of adding correct probabilities M1
eg P(X  3) = P(X = 3) + P(X = 4) + P(X = 5)
Correct values 0.1118 + 0.02150 + 0.001654 (A1)
= 0.135 A1 N2
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8. (a) Adding probabilities (M1)

Evidence of knowing that sum = 1 for probability distribution R1
eg Sum greater than 1, sum = 1.3, sum does not equal 1 N2

(b) Equating sum to 1 (3k + 0.7 = 1) M1

k = 0.1 A1 N1

0 1
(c) (i) P X  0   (M1)
20
1
= A1 N2
20
(ii) Evidence of using P(X > 0) = 1  P(X = 0)
 4 5 10 
 or    (M1)
 20 20 20 
19
= A1 N2
20
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9. (a)

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 3
R
5

M
1
3
2
5 G
2
R
10
2
3
N

8
10 G
A1A1A1 N3

1 2 2
(b) (i) P(M and G) =  (  0.133) A1 N1
3 5 15
1 2 2 8
(ii) P(G) =    (A1)(A1)
3 5 3 10
10  2 
=    0.667  A1 N3
15  3 
2
P(M  G ) 15
(iii) P(M  G) =  (A1)(A1)
P(G ) 2
3
1
= or 0.2 A1 N3
5

2 1
(c) P(R) = 1   (A1)
3 3
Evidence of using a correct formula M1
1 2  1 3 2 2 1 2 2 8
E(win) = 2   5  or 2    2    5   5   A1
3 3  3 5 3 10 3 5 3 10 

 12 60 
= $4  accept ,  A1 N2
 3 15 
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